Michael Schumacher secured his best finish of the season, but he admitted he wasn’t sure whether to laugh or cry after coming within a whisker of second place.
“I am leaving this race with one eye laughing and one eye crying, as I am not sure if I should be excited or sad about it.
“Having been in second place towards the end, I would obviously have loved to finish there and be on the podium again,” he said after finishing fourth.
The German couldn’t keep Jenson Button nor Mark Webber behind him after the FIA activated the DRS down the back straight. The seven-time champion managed to fend of a few attacks before the inevitable happened.
Despite that, the German goes away from Canada happy with the result. He also thanked the spectators for sticking around for what was a four-hour race.
“Even if it did not work out in the very end, we can be happy about the result and the big fight we put in. A good strategy after the red flag made it possible, and I am very happy for our team.
“I would also like to send a big compliment out to the spectators who stayed with us in those difficult circumstances for so long and even cheered us up. That was impressive, and I am glad that I could play my part in entertaining them.”
